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KINGSLEY DARKO V. AWONYE AKORLEY, MARTIN, ISAAC TOGBOR, PAPA KWAO

(2016) JELR 65805 (HC)

High Court  •  SUIT NO. E1/02/2012  •  23 Jun 2016  •  Ghana

Coram
ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU J.

Appearances
SILAS OSABUTEY ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF ,ERIC ASUMAN-ADU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS ,BUT IS REPRESENTED BY DAVID BONDORIN

Judgement
<p>JUDGMENT</p><p>The plaintiff claimed to have purchased House Number B40 situate at Ashaiman from the late Ayerh Oberko on 17<sup>th</sup> October, 2010 as per his statement of claim. Defendants were the gratuitous licensees of his late transferor who were introduced to the plaintiff. Ayerh Oberko told them that plaintiff was their new landowner before he died in February 2012. After his funeral, plaintiff notified the defendants to vacate the premises but they refused to give vacant possession and would not, unless compelled by the Court to do so. The court has always been the last hope of any aggrieved person and does not shy away from ensuring justice when invited to do so. Dotse JSC in the unreported case of Francis Yirenkyi v. The Republic; Criminal Appeal No. J3/7/2015, dated 17<sup>th</sup> February, 2016, SC stated:</p><p>β€œ<em>The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any colour of the rainbow</em>.”</p><p>It is against that backdrop that the plaintiff commenced the present action on 27<sup>th</sup> June…</p>

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